Finding and monitoring local businesses on Google Maps — the full current set for a category+area, only what’s newly appeared, or the public Q&A on a specific listing.
| Actor | Best for | Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Google Maps Business Scraper | Current full set of businesses for a category+area (or multiple locations at once) | $0.009 / place change + $0.1 / source check |
| Google Maps New Business Scraper | Only businesses newly detected since your last check | $0.01 / new business alert + $0.08 / monitored subject re-checked |
| Google Business Profile Q&A Scraper | Public questions asked on a listing | $0.015 / unanswered question alert + $0.03 / monitored subject re-checked |
| Zillow Listings Scraper | Home listings, price/status changes | $0.01 / listing change + $0.18 / monitored subject re-checked |
Google Maps Business Scraper gives you everything currently matching your search — the discovery tool. Google Maps New Business Scraper answers a different question: what’s new since last time — the monitoring tool, built for lead generation where a fresh listing matters more than the full set. Google Business Profile Q&A Scraper is scoped to one specific listing’s public Q&A tab, not the broader business data. Zillow Listings Scraper covers a different vertical entirely (residential real estate, not businesses).
Google Maps Business Scraper for discovery, or go straight to Google Maps New Business Scraper if you specifically want new-listing alerts. Try it: live example (coffee shops, Austin TX).
See Find newly discovered local businesses and qualify them for the full walkthrough (discovery → new-business monitoring → contact qualification).
This is the fleet’s most automated family: Automate local business intelligence with Apify covers all four Actors together, including the flagship discover → monitor → qualify pipeline, with ready-to-import n8n workflows, Make scenario specs, and a shared Postman collection.
Once you’ve found a business worth contacting, see Leads & Verification to qualify a real contact email for it. Want its reviews too? See Reviews & Reputation.